scholarly journals Interconnection between Driving Style, Traffic Locus of Control, and Impulsivity in Bulgarian Drivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zornitsa Totkova
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Aggressive Driving ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
And Training ◽  
Very High

The need for research in the field of transport psychology in Bulgaria has become more tangible in recent years, due to both the increased public intolerance to aggressive driving and the very high number of injuries and fatalities in road accidents in the country. The main objective of this study is to investigate the interconnection between Driving style, Traffic locus of control, and the Impulsivity in Bulgarian drivers. A research is conducted in order to examine the relations between the constructs in Bulgarian sample (n = 456, male = 204; female = 252; average age = 37). The results show that there are significant correlations between impulsivity and all driving styles. Positive correlations were found with the maladaptive driving styles, while the adaptive driving style was negatively associated with impulsivity. Correlations between the traffic locus of control and the driving styles were also found. These results provide a very good opportunity for further research in this area as well as for the development of prevention and training programs in the field of road safety.

scholarly journals The Bulgarian Version of the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory: Psychometric Properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zornitsa Totkova ◽  
Rositsa Racheva
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Structural Organization ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
Very High

Road safety is one of the main priorities for the European Union. Different strategies and policies strive to increase the level of road safety across Europe and although this level has increased in the last couple of years the number of injuries and fatalities resulting from traffic accidents is still very high. The multidimensional driving style inventory (MDSI) is a self-reported instrument for the assessment of a person’s habitual driving style and its connection to risky driving behaviour and involvement in different traffic accidents. The instrument was originally developed in Israel and there are several previous adaptations in different countries such as Argentina and Romania. The main objective of this study is to develop a valid and reliable version of the MDSI in Bulgaria. A study was conducted to evaluate the construction validity of the instrument and to test the validity of the factors in a Bulgarian sample (n = 456, male = 204; female = 252; average age = 37). Eight factors representing a specific driving style—dissociative, anxious, risky, angry, high-velocity, distress reduction, patient and careful and irrational—identified by previous versions of the MDSI are included in this study. The overall number of items in the inventory is 57 with Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78. The current study in Bulgaria confirmed the structural organization of the initial version of the inventory. The results of the conducted study supported the reliability and validity of the Bulgarian version of the MDSI. The possible implementation of the instrument for the development of different programs for preventions and interventions is discussed here within.

Modeling the impact of road safety communication campaigns and training programs on driving behavior

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ιωάννης Αδάμος
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Safety Communication ◽  
Communication Campaigns ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Η κόπωση κατά την οδήγηση, η οποία μεταξύ άλλων, προκαλεί υπνηλία, αποτελεί έναν σημαντικό παράγοντα πρόκλησης ατυχημάτων σε διεθνές επίπεδο: το 20% στο σύνολο των ατυχημάτων σχετίζονται με την κόπωση (MacLean et al., 2003), ενώ το 16-23% των συνολικών ατυχημάτων οφείλονται στην υπνηλία (Horne & Reyner, 1995). Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή στοχεύει στην ανάπτυξη ενός ολοκληρωμένου πλαισίου, το οποίο διευκολύνει τον σχεδιασμό επεμβάσεων οδικής ασφάλειας, όπως είναι οι εκστρατείες και τα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα, την αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητάς τους, την εκτίμηση της διείσδυσής τους στην οδηγική συμπεριφορά και την ανάπτυξη μοντέλων για την πρόβλεψη των προθέσεων και της συμπεριφοράς των οδηγών σε θέματα οδικής ασφάλειας. Το πλαίσιο επικυρώνεται σε πανελλήνια εκστρατεία οδικής ασφάλειας με θέμα την οδηγική κόπωση και σε εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα για την κόπωση, το οποίο επιμόρφωσε επαγγελματίες οδηγούς μεγάλης εταιρείας δομικών υλικών στην Ελλάδα. Εφαρμόζοντας ένα πλήρες πλάνο αξιολόγησης, έγιναν έρευνες δηλωμένων προτιμήσεων, πριν, κατά τη διάρκεια και μετά την υλοποίηση της εκστρατείας και πριν και μετά το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα. Στη δεύτερη περίπτωση, επιπρόσθετα αντικειμενικά στοιχεία συλλέχθηκαν από τα Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Προσδιορισμού Θέσης (GPS) των φορτηγών οχημάτων των επαγγελματιών οδηγών. Τα αποτελέσματα αξιολόγησης των δύο επεμβάσεων κατέδειξαν στατιστικά σημαντική αύξηση του ποσοστού των οδηγών, οι οποίοι γνώριζαν τα αίτια και τις επιπτώσεις της κόπωσης στην οδήγηση μετά την υλοποίηση της εκστρατείας και του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος και παρόμοια αποτελέσματα καταγράφηκαν στις υπόλοιπες μεταβλητές, όπως για παράδειγμα, στις πεποιθήσεις συμπεριφοράς, την κατανόηση κινδύνων, τις προθέσεις, κτλ. Η εκτίμηση των δεδομένων από τα GPS έδειξε μια μικρή βελτίωση της συμπεριφοράς των οδηγών μετά την υλοποίηση του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος. Επίσης, ο έλεγχος του βαθμού σύγκλισης μεταξύ της δηλωμένης συμπεριφοράς και της συμπεριφοράς που καταγράφηκε από την πραγματική οδήγηση (GPS), κατέδειξε μια σαφή θετική επίδραση του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος με βάση τα στοιχεία δηλωμένης συμπεριφοράς, ενώ με βάση τα στοιχεία από τα GPS, η σχετική επίδραση ήταν ουδέτερη. Όσον αφορά στα μοντέλα συμπεριφοράς, στην περίπτωση της εκστρατείας, διαπιστώθηκε ότι, όσο περισσότερες είναι οι ανεξάρτητες μεταβλητές, τόσο περισσότερο αυξάνεται η προβλεψιμότητα του μοντέλου. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, η μεταβλητή η οποία επηρέασε περισσότερο τη συμπεριφορά ήταν η πρόθεση, ενώ οι υπόλοιπες μεταβλητές είχαν μικρότερο αντίκτυπο. Στην περίπτωση του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος, οι μεταβλητές οι οποίες φαίνεται ότι επηρεάζουν περισσότερο τη συμπεριφορά είναι οι πεποιθήσεις συμπεριφοράς και η αντίληψη για το πώς συμπεριφέρονται οι υπόλοιποι. Συμπερασματικά, διαπιστώθηκε πως οι αλλαγές στη συμπεριφορά των οδηγών δεν αντικατοπτρίζουν απευθείας την πραγματική συμμόρφωσή τους με τους κανονισμούς οδικής ασφάλειας. Για την ακριβέστερη εκτίμηση της αποτελεσματικότητας αντικειμενικών μετρήσεων (π.χ. GPS), απαιτείται συνοχή, μακροπρόθεσμος σχεδιασμός και επαναληψιμότητα. Από την άλλη πλευρά, οι μετρήσεις δηλωμένης συμπεριφοράς αποδεικνύεται ότι είναι πιο ευαίσθητες στις αλλαγές της συμπεριφοράς. Προτείνεται σφαιρική αξιολόγηση των πλεονεκτημάτων και μειονεκτημάτων των δυο μεθόδων, πριν την εφαρμογή τους σε επεμβάσεις οδικής ασφάλειας.

IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY BASED ON GLOBAL POSITIONING ROAD TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS ON PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Загородних ◽  
N. Zagorodnikh
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Technical Solutions

The article discusses the use of global positioning systems to reduce traffic accidents and a device that allows to evaluate the driving style of the vehicle

scholarly journals EVALUASI KONDISI 1KM RUAS JALAN M.H. THAMRIN MENGGUNAKAN METODE IRAP UNTUK MENCAPAI STAR RATING 4

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Andre Joshua ◽  
Ni Luh Putu Shinta Eka Setyarini
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Segment ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Star Rating ◽  
Vehicle Occupant ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Specific Safety ◽  
Good For ◽  
Very High

The number of road accidents in Indonesia is very high and continues to increase, one of the causes is that there are still many roads that have not applied specific safety principles in their planning designs. To overcome this, it is necessary to implement a strategy to improve road safety using existing methods. In this study, the IRAP method was used to improve the safety of the M.H. Thamrin to achieve a 4 star rating.From the results of the study, it was found that the existing road segment was very good for vehicle occupant because it had reached a 5 star, it was functional for motorcyclist and bicyclist because it had reached 3 stars, but it was still dangerous for pedestrian because only reaches 2 stars. So it is necessary to do a countermeasure to increase the star rating to 4 stars for all road users. So that we get a final star rating of 5 stars on vehicle occupant and motorcyclist, 4 stars for bicyclist and pedestrian. By calculating BCR, the result is more than 1, which means that the treatment option is feasible to be realized.ABSTRAKJumlah kecelakaan di jalan raya di Indonesia sangatlah tinggi dan terus meningkat, salah satu penyebabnya adalah masih banyaknya ruas jalan yang belum menerapkan prinsip-prinsip keselamatan secara khusus dalam desain perencanaannya. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut, perlu dilakukan strategi peningkatkan keselamatan jalan menggunakan metode yang ada. Pada penelitian ini digunakan metode IRAP untuk meningkatkan keselamatan ruas jalan M.H. Thamrin untuk mencapai star rating 4. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa ruas jalan eksisting sudah sangat bagus bagi moda kendaraan berpenumpang karena sudah mencapai bintang 5, sudah laik fungsi bagi moda sepeda motor dan sepeda karena sudah mencapai bintang 3, namun masih berbahaya bagi pejalan kaki karena hanya mencapai bintang 2. Maka  perlu dilakukan countermeasure untuk meningkatkan star rating menjadi bintang 4 pada semua pengguna jalan. Sehingga didapat star rating akhir bintang 5 pada kendaraan berpenumpang dan sepeda motor, bintang 4 pada pesepeda dan pejalan kaki. Melalui perhitungan BCR didapat hasil lebih dari 1, yang berarti opsi penanganan layak untuk di realisasikan.

scholarly journals The Effect of Aggressive Driving on Vehicle Parameters

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 6675
Author(s):  
Emilia M. Szumska ◽  
Rafał Jurecki
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Aggressive Driving ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Environmental Air ◽  
Relevant Factors

Driver behavior is one of the most relevant factors affecting road safety. Many traffic situations require a driver to be able to recognize possible danger. In numerous works, aggressive driving is understood as unsafe and as a hazard entailing the risk of potential crashes. However, traffic safety is not the only thing affected by a vehicle operator’s driving style. A driver’s behavior also impacts the operating costs of a vehicle and the emission of environmental air pollutants. This is confirmed by numerous works devoted to the examination of the effect of driving style on fuel economy and air pollution. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of aggressive driving on fuel consumption and emission of air pollutants. The simulation was carried out based on real velocity profiles collected in real-world tests under urban and motorway driving conditions. The results of simulations confirm that an aggressive driving style causes a significant increase in both fuel consumption and emission of air pollutants. This is particularly apparent in urban test cycles, where an aggressive driving style results in higher average fuel consumption and in pollutant emissions as much as 30% to 40% above the average compared to calm driving.

scholarly journals The Methodology to Evaluate a Rescue and Training Phantom for the Road Rescuing Organized by Police Officers as Exemplified by Crash Kelly

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. F83-F95
Author(s):  
Pawel Gromek ◽  
Mariusz Nepelski
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Road ◽  
And Training

The paper presents a methodology to evaluate a rescue and training phantom for road rescuing organized by Police officers. The methodology is exemplified by the Crash Kelly phantom, static and dynamic functionalities of which seem to be more frequently implemented in the road safety training processes. It stems from a morphological analysis, focusing on the quality of rescue activities, emergency resources’ adequacy and the training levels. In addition, experts’ evaluation allows to examine phantoms using 6 practically determined criteria, expressing their strengths and weaknesses in analysed context. The results introduce Crash Kelly as a reference training equipment for Police officers dedicated to rescue victims after the road accidents. Basing on the research results, practical training guidelines are formulated.

scholarly journals Tertiary Education Initiatives for Educating Syrian Refugees in Jordan : Obstacles and Inappropriate Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Doaa Jarrar
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Job Market ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Training ◽  
Very High ◽  
Education Initiatives

With a high percentage of Syrian refugees population in Jordan aged 18 - 35 years, the number of refugees that are willing to access the job market is very high. Therefore, many organizations try to make these refugees qualified by enrolling them within many educational and training programs in order to enhance their skills, thus make them able to find jobs. However, with the presence of many challenges that are facing Syrian youths in accessing the tertiary education system in Jordan, many organizations that offered scholarships at the tertiary education level couldn’t achieve the highest possible number of beneficiaries. Accordingly, this study aims to highlight the obstacles and inappropriate practices of many tertiary education initiatives that led to a low number of beneficiaries, in order to overcome repeating such practices in the future.

scholarly journals Considerations Regarding the Analysis and Interpretation of Traumatic Lesional Mechanisms in Road Accidents

2021 ◽  
Vol 343 ◽  
pp. 06006
Author(s):  
Lucian Tarnu ◽  
Cristian Deac
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Real Image ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Traumatic Injuries ◽  
Technical Point ◽  
Accident Site ◽  
Very High

According to statistics, road transportation is the most dangerous means of transportation and also the costliest in terms of human lives and material damage. The increase of road safety is a priority goal of the European Commission and an area of high interest for Romania, which is unfortunately placed very high in the hierarchy of countries with a high number of deaths resulting from road accidents. This study presents the mechanisms of the generation of traumatic injuries and also analyses the manner of interpreting these mechanisms in the case of road accidents, both from the perspective of law enforcement and from the perspective of specialists in road transportation, who analyse and investigate road accidents from a technical point of view. Determining the lesional mechanisms helps to better understand the real image of the conditions of an accident’s occurrence, in order to clearly illustrate the elements mentioned in the forensic accident site report and to complement all other means to gather information at that site.

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